Robert Treat Paine (North Carolina)
Encyclopedia
Robert Treat Paine was an American
planter, ship builder and lawyer from Edenton, North Carolina
. He served as a Colonel of volunteers in the Mexican-American War and represented North Carolina
in the U.S. Congress
as a Know Nothing
. He was educated at Washington College (now Trinity College).
Paine moved to Texas
in 1860 and resumed farming. He died in 1872 at Galveston
and is buried in Prairie Lea Cemetery at Brenham, Texas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
planter, ship builder and lawyer from Edenton, North Carolina
Edenton, North Carolina
Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for...
. He served as a Colonel of volunteers in the Mexican-American War and represented North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in the U.S. Congress
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
as a Know Nothing
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
. He was educated at Washington College (now Trinity College).
Paine moved to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 1860 and resumed farming. He died in 1872 at Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
and is buried in Prairie Lea Cemetery at Brenham, Texas
Brenham, Texas
Brenham is a city in east-central Texas in Washington County, Texas, United States, with a population of 16,147 according to the 2009 census. It is the county seat of Washington County...
.
External links
- Entry for Robert Treat Paine from the Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas published 1880, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.